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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on personal injury and negligence involving bodily harm, including medical malpractice issues. Coverage includes major litigation over medical negligence, patron safety, and accidents involving catastrophic injuries and death, as well as legislative and regulatory developments.
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Latest News in Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice
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April 24, 2026
Justices To Focus On Alien Tort Statute In Cisco Spying Case
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case on Tuesday with implications for U.S. companies doing business with foreign governments, and decide whether the Ninth Circuit was right to reinstate an Alien Tort Statute suit alleging that Cisco Systems Inc. helped the Chinese government's allegedly unlawful crackdown on the Falun Gong religious movement.
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April 24, 2026
Up Last At High Court: TPS, Geofence, Skinny Labels
The U.S. Supreme Court will close out its oral argument portion of the 2025 October term by hearing a panoply of disputes over the constitutionality of geofence warrants, the existence of aiding and abetting torture claims, and the rescission of temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of immigrants.
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April 24, 2026
Texas Justices Toss Trans Youth Probe Suit As Moot
Texas officials were freed from court orders blocking them from launching probes on parents thought to have provided certain gender-affirming care to their children, with the state high court on Friday calling the underlying litigation moot after the state closed the investigations and the teenagers became adults.
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April 24, 2026
Universal And 'Harry Potter' Rider Get $7.25M Verdict Nixed
A California federal judge has granted a joint motion by Universal City Studios and a woman injured while exiting a "Harry Potter"-themed attraction to vacate the $7.25 million verdict in her favor as part of a confidential settlement in the case.
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April 24, 2026
Amazon Fired Worker After Warehouse Fall, Suit Says
Amazon revoked a warehouse employee's medical accommodations and forced her to perform duties that worsened her injury after a stepladder fall, later terminating her employment, according to a lawsuit filed in Nevada federal court.
Areas of Coverage
- LITIGATION
- Suits accusing major companies of not taking proper safety precautions to ensure the health and safety of patrons
- Suits accusing major companies of negligence in car accident, slip-and-fall, and fatal injury cases
- Disputes over alleged acts of negligence or omission, including failure to diagnose an illness or injury and improper treatment
- Suits claiming a failure to properly warn a patient about known risks or side effects of a medication or medical procedure
- Disciplinary proceedings against health care providers
- Ethics violations
- Criminal charges for illegally prescribing opiates or otherwise compromising patient care
- Professional liability insurance coverage disputes
- REGULATION
- Tort reform measures, including lawsuit payout caps
- State and federal legislation involving patient care
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of personal injury and medical malpractice practices
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